Tournament:IVGF NorthWest Regionals: Difference between revisions
Omega Tyrant (talk | contribs) (Saying fftrade "provided some insight" in that reddit thread is very misleading, when he all he did was claim the tournament had 151 entrants and then went "I was there, trust me bro" when challenged by Juggleguy. Also, the tournament's massive prize pot was because of corporate sponsorship and not the entrant fee; even if the tournament really had 151 entrants that all paid $50 entry, that wouldn't be enough to even cover first, and the Seattle Times article confirms the payouts were pre-set) |
Omega Tyrant (talk | contribs) (Removing the results beyond top three; they were added unsourced by an inactive user notorious for adding questionable unsourced results to old tournament pages, and I could find no source of them online other than a history article by EdwinBudding, which was written over a year after the aforementioned edit and so likely took the results from this wiki page. Some other cleanups) Tag: Disambiguation links |
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'''International Video Gaming Federation Northwest Regional Festival and Tournament''', shortened as '''IVGF Northwest''' or '''IVGF Seattle''', was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' superregional tournament run by the International Video Game Federation on March 1st, 2003 alongside ''Tekken 4'', ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', and ''Unreal Tournament 2003: Death Match''. The ruleset for the tournament seems to have been "1v1, best of 1, double | '''International Video Gaming Federation Northwest Regional Festival and Tournament''', shortened as '''IVGF Northwest''' or '''IVGF Seattle''', was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' superregional tournament run by the International Video Game Federation on March 1st, 2003 alongside ''Tekken 4'', ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', and ''Unreal Tournament 2003: Death Match''. The ruleset for the tournament seems to have been "1v1, best of 1, [[double elimination]], [[item]]s on medium, almost all [[stage]]s on random". {{Sm|Recipherus}} was the winner, while fellow [[NorCal]] players, {{Sm|Matt Deezie}} and {{Sm|Adam|p=California}}, rounded out the top three. The tournament is most notable for its absurdly large pot size for the time of $12,500, supplied by the IVGF, though the tournament also had an unusually high $50 entry fee to compensate. Recipherus' winnings of $8000 would stand as the record for the largest prize payout from a Smash tournament for over three years, until it was exceeded by {{Sm|PC Chris}} winning $10,000 from {{Trn|MLG Las Vegas 2006}}. There have also been claims of the tournament having had 151 entrants, which would have made it the [[list of largest Smash tournaments|largest ''Smash'' tournament]] of all-time until {{Trn|MELEE-FC3}} got 186 entrants over two years later. However, the tournament has no known official documentation of its results, nor has any other definitive source been found to prove this number's veracity, and the possibility of such an anomalously large tournament for the time occurring in a remotely located region has been met with skepticism. The attendees beyond the top three is also largely unknown; it is believed that top [[Pacific Northwest]] players at the time like {{Sm|Rori}} were in attendance, as well as [[Japan]]ese player {{Sm|Kei}}, who was living in the region at the time, but other than that, there are no other notable attendees known to have entered the tournament, casting farther doubt on the veracity of the 151 entrants claim. | ||
As implied by the event's name, this was the first event of a planned 10-city 2003 circuit. | As implied by the event's name and as stated on IVGF's website, this was the first event of a planned 10-city 2003 circuit. Given the lack of any word of the other events ever occurring, it appears IVGF cancelled their planned circuit and ceased operations after this first event. The other planned locations were: [[Northern California]] (San Francisco/ San Jose); [[Southern California]] (Los Angeles/ Orange County); Rocky Mountain Region (Denver, CO); [[Southwest]] Region (Dallas, TX); [[Midwest|Mid-America]] Region (Chicago, IL); [[New England]] (Boston, MA); [[Tristate|Greater New York]] (New York City/ Meadowlands); Mid-Atlantic Region (Philadelphia, PA); and [[Southeast]] Region (Atlanta, GA). | ||
==Results== | ==Results== | ||
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* [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030228&slug=videogames28e Seattle Times article] | * [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030228&slug=videogames28e Seattle Times article] | ||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20030603165625/http://ivgf.com/index.html Archived website snapshot from June 3, 2003] | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20030603165625/http://ivgf.com/index.html Archived website snapshot from June 3, 2003] | ||
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2r448b/biggest_melee_tourneys_of_alltime/cncb8vk | * [http://themachine.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=12026 Tournament thread from themachine.com] {{Dead link}} | ||
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2r448b/biggest_melee_tourneys_of_alltime/cncb8vk/ Biggest Melee tourneys of all-time] - A [[r/smashbros]] thread by {{Sm|Juggleguy}}, in which a reddit user named fftrade claimed the tournament had 151 entrants, but did not provide any evidence when disputed by Juggleguy and other users. | |||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080229083210/http://www.smashboards.com:80/showthread.php?t=39251 | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080229083210/http://www.smashboards.com:80/showthread.php?t=39251 Archived results thread for MELEE-FC1] - While the thread was about {{Trn|MELEE-FC1}}, a Washington [[Smashboards]] poster by the name of Yagi would dispute the claim of it being the [[List of largest Smash tournaments#Record progression|largest ever at the time]], claiming that IVGF had 151, albeit still without evidence nor any other elaboration. Yagi also provided details about the ruleset (Ctrl+F for "IVGF"). | ||
[[Category:Washington tournaments]] | [[Category:Washington tournaments]] | ||
[[Category:Superregional tournaments (SSBM)]] | [[Category:Superregional tournaments (SSBM)]] | ||
[[Category:2003 tournaments]] | [[Category:2003 tournaments]] | ||
Revision as of 10:38, March 19, 2024
| IVGF Northwest Regionals | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 1st, 2003 |
| Venue | Meydenbauer Center |
| Address/City | 11100 NE 6th St Bellevue, Washington 98004 
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| Entry fees | $50 |
| Pot size(s) | $12,500.00 |
| Results | |
 winners
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Recipherus |
| Staff | |
| Organizer(s) | International Video Game Federation, GameClucks |
International Video Gaming Federation Northwest Regional Festival and Tournament, shortened as IVGF Northwest or IVGF Seattle, was a Super Smash Bros. Melee superregional tournament run by the International Video Game Federation on March 1st, 2003 alongside Tekken 4, Halo: Combat Evolved, and Unreal Tournament 2003: Death Match. The ruleset for the tournament seems to have been "1v1, best of 1, double elimination, items on medium, almost all stages on random". Recipherus was the winner, while fellow NorCal players, Matt Deezie and Adam, rounded out the top three. The tournament is most notable for its absurdly large pot size for the time of $12,500, supplied by the IVGF, though the tournament also had an unusually high $50 entry fee to compensate. Recipherus' winnings of $8000 would stand as the record for the largest prize payout from a Smash tournament for over three years, until it was exceeded by PC Chris winning $10,000 from MLG Las Vegas 2006. There have also been claims of the tournament having had 151 entrants, which would have made it the largest Smash tournament of all-time until MELEE-FC3 got 186 entrants over two years later. However, the tournament has no known official documentation of its results, nor has any other definitive source been found to prove this number's veracity, and the possibility of such an anomalously large tournament for the time occurring in a remotely located region has been met with skepticism. The attendees beyond the top three is also largely unknown; it is believed that top Pacific Northwest players at the time like Rori were in attendance, as well as Japanese player Kei, who was living in the region at the time, but other than that, there are no other notable attendees known to have entered the tournament, casting farther doubt on the veracity of the 151 entrants claim.
As implied by the event's name and as stated on IVGF's website, this was the first event of a planned 10-city 2003 circuit. Given the lack of any word of the other events ever occurring, it appears IVGF cancelled their planned circuit and ceased operations after this first event. The other planned locations were: Northern California (San Francisco/ San Jose); Southern California (Los Angeles/ Orange County); Rocky Mountain Region (Denver, CO); Southwest Region (Dallas, TX); Mid-America Region (Chicago, IL); New England (Boston, MA); Greater New York (New York City/ Meadowlands); Mid-Atlantic Region (Philadelphia, PA); and Southeast Region (Atlanta, GA).
Results
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Recipherus |
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$8,000 |
| 2nd | Matt Deezie |
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$3,000 |
| 3rd | Adam |
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$1,500 |
External links
- Seattle Times article
- Archived website snapshot from June 3, 2003
- Tournament thread from themachine.com (dead link)
- Biggest Melee tourneys of all-time - A r/smashbros thread by Juggleguy, in which a reddit user named fftrade claimed the tournament had 151 entrants, but did not provide any evidence when disputed by Juggleguy and other users.
- Archived results thread for MELEE-FC1 - While the thread was about MELEE-FC1, a Washington Smashboards poster by the name of Yagi would dispute the claim of it being the largest ever at the time, claiming that IVGF had 151, albeit still without evidence nor any other elaboration. Yagi also provided details about the ruleset (Ctrl+F for "IVGF").
